tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post8249677732807798271..comments2024-02-01T21:16:47.721+13:00Comments on Colonel O'Truth's Miniature Issues: Rivets and bolts can drive you nuts!Colonel O'Truthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731907825527012393noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-14330130861243026302011-08-06T09:29:05.040+12:002011-08-06T09:29:05.040+12:00Since you like Pirates -and thus their ships- AND ...Since you like <b>Pirates</b> -and thus their ships- AND 'innovative' contraptions...<br /><br /><i><b>Lacepunk</b></i> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ks_O00owpA/TjusmGbXiJI/AAAAAAAACYU/G7qPkcqX4xs/s1600/Skyshipd3M2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>skyships</b></a><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38an1IAG1TA" rel="nofollow">The Three Musketeers - 2011</a>).<br /><br />One of the multiple facets of <a href="http://passageoflines.50.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=2313" rel="nofollow">'weirdness in the Tricornes era'</a><br /><br /><b>'Pirates'</b> are certainly the most popular of 'swashbuckling' games, and it's not uncommon for Pirates to encounter undeads of various types, King Kong-sized Godzilla type monsters... <br />So it's only a matter of 'taking the plunge' and having the same 'liberty' on dry (main)land.<br /><br />Then, by the mid 18th C. vast parts of the Pacific Ocean were still to be explored, thus <a href="http://talesfromthemaelstrom.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-additions-to-bridge-crew.html" rel="nofollow">odd human races and cultures</a> can be waiting for your daring <i>adventurers in tricornes</i> on a <b><i>'New Continent'</i></b>. Or, alternatively, in an underground <b><i>'Lost Wold at the Earth Core'</i></b>, Pellucidar -fashion...<br /><br />Developed in a <a href="http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=238632" rel="nofollow">TMP post.</a>.<br /><br /><br />Hope to be 'intriguing', if not 'inspirational' :) :) :)<br /><br />Jean-Louisabdul666https://www.blogger.com/profile/16172686098173637906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-7915367848591266802011-08-06T07:17:31.361+12:002011-08-06T07:17:31.361+12:00Well, since you put it that way, Captain... Aye, o...Well, since you put it that way, Captain... Aye, oreight then!Colonel O'Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731907825527012393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-32945646587979556692011-08-05T22:35:51.536+12:002011-08-05T22:35:51.536+12:00It is only through the selfless devotion to higher...It is only through the selfless devotion to higher endeavours such as yours that mankind shall rise above the primordeal ooze of apathy and procrastination.....1760 rivets!! <br />Press on to the higher plains of Perfidious Albion Old Boy..Huzza Huzza Huzza! <br />The Captain salutes you.Ogilvie VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569841818938941383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-37599212507959780422011-08-03T21:25:03.133+12:002011-08-03T21:25:03.133+12:00Hi, Sky. Glad to hear you're being productive!...Hi, Sky. Glad to hear you're being productive! No new to report on flatpacks at the moment - I'm considering options...<br /><br />Rich - Thank you! I cut my rivets from plastic rod, mostly 1mm and 1.6mm diameter. I generally cut about twenty or thirty at a time by hand, and apply them with what we in the medical profession refer to as 'a pointy stick'. I know this sounds like technical jargon, but I find more primitive methods rarely achieve the required result.Colonel O'Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731907825527012393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-63480653116523898672011-08-03T08:52:55.729+12:002011-08-03T08:52:55.729+12:00Wow. Incredible work as always. what do you make y...Wow. Incredible work as always. what do you make your rivets from?Rich Mark Borgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884853871119219458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-66841917851157488222011-08-03T00:38:05.708+12:002011-08-03T00:38:05.708+12:00Colonial, Nice work as always. We did a colonial g...Colonial, Nice work as always. We did a colonial game last weekend which I will post on my blog as soon as I process all the pictures! I had to use someones point and shoot so the pics were so so. In any case, the Brits (again) landed in row boats with ner a gunboat in site. So between your project and the need to forward project more colonial power, I am starting a Gunboat project. I am going to do some simple 10mm versions first (we do colonial in 10mm and 28mm) then work my way up in scale and complexity.<br /><br />How are the flatpacks coming along?<br />skySkykinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150405363560517599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-5576530732667559582011-08-02T17:45:36.088+12:002011-08-02T17:45:36.088+12:00Mr Womack, Sir, you flatter me! In all honesty, I ...Mr Womack, Sir, you flatter me! In all honesty, I have to submit that there is nothing amazing, secret, or special about the techniques I employ - it is simply a matter of patience and attention to detail. But I'm very pleased that you like it! Thanks for the link on your own blog, too! Much appreciated!<br /><br />Scott - the coal bunker is below the porthole to the right of the steps as you look forwards from the engine. It just doesn't have any coal in it yet! (It's easy to spot - it's green, with lots of rivets!)Colonel O'Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731907825527012393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-27663193818460688542011-08-02T14:15:46.966+12:002011-08-02T14:15:46.966+12:00A couple more thoughts: I like the idea of a semop...A couple more thoughts: I like the idea of a semophore (not sure of Abdul666's idea of a heliograph - this beastie is likely to pitch and roll as it walks which would throw off reflected light in wrong direction...).<br />In terms of other 'extras' - have you thought of fuel - a coal store? Or is the coal stored below down that trapdoor?Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-72256085061731868162011-08-02T08:15:43.782+12:002011-08-02T08:15:43.782+12:00This is an amazing piece of work, and should be an...This is an amazing piece of work, and should be an inspiration to all of the rest of us to get to work on our own projects.<br /><br />Sadly, I doubt mine will ever approach this level of brilliance, but still, one can shoot for it, yes?<br /><br />And, for the record, the red outlining is a masterful detailing touch.J Womack, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14400879353685357966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-39398887125384332862011-08-02T03:31:24.141+12:002011-08-02T03:31:24.141+12:00By 'eck, lad! That's impressive! I like th...By 'eck, lad! That's impressive! I like the cloven hoof idea, and can't wait to see it all finished.A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-58693921030498276182011-08-02T02:54:33.447+12:002011-08-02T02:54:33.447+12:00WOW! I go on a little holiday and when I come to s...WOW! I go on a little holiday and when I come to see here how you're getting on the thing is practically finished!! <br /><br />1760 rivets? Damn!<br /><br />Great work!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158215811847131189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-61058069305817236062011-08-01T23:50:59.859+12:002011-08-01T23:50:59.859+12:00It really is looking tremendous Joe, and I like ho...It really is looking tremendous Joe, and I like how the legs are going to work with it. <br />I am also looking forward to turning that wine glass the other way up and drinking a toast with it to the beasts completion!<br />Marines and Navy crews will be a nice distinction for its crew.<br />The ACW Union commander has come up very well too.Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-50449294937312662542011-08-01T22:26:45.858+12:002011-08-01T22:26:45.858+12:00Thanks, Abdul and Rodger....
No promises, Abdul, ...Thanks, Abdul and Rodger....<br /><br />No promises, Abdul, but Scott Bowman, Roly Hermans and I were discussing piratical GASLIGHT possibilities the other night...<br /><br />Rodger, I feel this has become as much a work of single-minded stubborness as it has a work of art! Oh, well, no art without pain and sacrifice, I suppose!Colonel O'Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731907825527012393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-58454350056124717242011-08-01T21:49:41.575+12:002011-08-01T21:49:41.575+12:00Excellent Colonel. This has become a work of art.Excellent Colonel. This has become a work of art.Rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816347472085277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646957692024896369.post-91962878623564976402011-08-01T20:02:35.446+12:002011-08-01T20:02:35.446+12:00Already AWESOME and a marvelous cornucopia of deta...Already AWESOME and a marvelous cornucopia of details!<br />I really like the idea of a semaphore / Chappe telegraph on this behemoth: observers up there enjoy an exceptional field of vision. Maybe completed by a heliograph?<br /><br />1760 rivets: could this '<b><a href="http://passageoflines.50.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=2313" rel="nofollow">1760</a></b>' be a sign of destiny? :) :) :)abdul666https://www.blogger.com/profile/16172686098173637906noreply@blogger.com